Hensting Farm

Hensting Farm, Owslebury
farm
parish:
county:
coords:
Owslebury
Hampshire
SU4922
refce: HANTSLOC.t

old map: 25inch County Series map -- Hants LVIII.1

Hensting
otherwise: hefesylting, 970; Hevenstigge, 1208; Hevelesting', 1231

refce: Coates 1989
HENSTING, hamlet and farm in Owslebury
It is hard to do anything with this. The Old English form is out of line with later ones. That of 1231 is typical. Reduced forms akin to the modern name are found (1534 'Henstyng' 1759 'Henstead').

   Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001